2015 Fluid Power Professionals’ Day
The International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has dedicated June 19th as “Fluid Power Professionals’ Day” – a day of recognition for all of us …
Implementing Cutting-Edge Conveying Technology: A How-To Guide
Click on the images to enlarge. In today’s business climate, food processing and packaging companies are responding to the growth in raw material and labor …
Turn It Off!
If it’s not needed, then don’t use it, right? An obvious statement, but so rarely is this philosophy employed when using compressed air-powered venturi …
Central Control of Compressors Reduces Energy Waste
Click on images to enlarge According to the U.S. Department of Energy, some 10% of all the energy consumed by industrial plants is used to power air …
LVIT Sensors and the Future of Proportional Position Sensing in Hydraulic Cylinders
Actuation by hydraulic fluid power is simply the best way to efficiently move things with force. Around the world, wherever motion by machine has to accomplish …
Which Hydraulic Fluid?
Most hydraulic systems will operate satisfactorily using a variety of fluids. These include multigrade engine oil, automatic transmission fluid, and more …
Key to Surviving Hydraulic Failure
Seal failure is inevitable, and seals are 99% less likely to be on the inspection list. If seals are in an inspection program, then it has been determined that …
Can Employers Move the Needle on America’s Mental Health?
Seven Ways Your Leaders Can Get Started Since we spend a significant chunk of our waking hours at work, employers are in a prime position to make a difference …
Increasing Awareness, Strengthening Our Industry
I would like to thank each and every member of the IFPS for making the Society what it is today. There is a bond of professional fellowship among us that I …
Hold It Down
Most of my previous articles have been about vacuum pick-and-place, which is the most common application in fluid power circles for vacuum components. However, …
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